Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. Separating the spoken word "cat" into three distinct phonemes, /k/, /a/, and /t/, requires phonemic awareness skill. The National Reading Panel has found that phonemic awareness improves children's word reading and reading comprehension, as well as helping children learn to spell. Phonemic awareness is the basis for learning phonics.
Here are some of our favorite online games and resources to promote phonemic awareness.
Clifford"s Interactive Storybooks Interactivce activities for phonemic awareness and phonics. DIBELS Interventions Click on the specific skill to find links to numerous electronic games used to reinforce early literacy skills.
